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Thet
Small Magical Beast
Hit Dice: 3d10 (16 hp)
Initiative: +2
Speed: 20 ft. (4 squares)
Armor Class: 14 (+1 size, +2 Dex, +1
natural), touch 13, flat-footed 12
Base Attack/Grapple: +3/+0
Attack: Bite +6 melee (1d4+1 plus poison)
Full Attack: Bite +6 melee (1d4+1 plus
poison)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Poison
Special Qualities: Brachiation, darkvision
60 ft., detect gold, low-light vision, scent,
tremorsense 60 ft.
Thets are oddly shaped beasts rumored to
be the survivors of an arcane experiment gone
awry. Shaped roughly like a tripod, thets have
strong powerful arms that they use for movement
and diminished vestigial legs that are little more
that stumps. Thets have an affinity toward gold,
ambushing adventurers and consuming the bullion
whenever it has a chance.
Combat
The thet have only one attack, but it is very
effective. Due to specific breeding, the thet were
gifted with a particularly nasty neurotoxin venom.
Typically, a thet lies in wait, burrowing slightly
under the wet soil of the jungle or marsh. Whether
“dug in” or not, its flat body provides natural
camouflage against wandering humanoids or other
creatures. It then springs on an unsuspecting foe,
biting it and fatally poisoning it. Being relatively
easy to kill, the thet usually dies in combat. Other
thet, however, watch and follow the wounded prey
from a distance. When it finally dies, they spring
on it, consuming it whole, hoping for small items
made of gold, or pouches with gold coin inside.
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Save: Fort +3, Ref +5, Will –2
Abilities: Str 12, Dex 15, Con 10, Int 4, Wis
4, Cha 4
Skills: Balance +3, Hide +6, Jump +2,
Move Silently +3, Tumble +3
Feats: Iron Will, Weapon Finesse
Environment: Temperate and warm forest
and marsh
Organization: Solitary or pack (3-9)
Challenge Rating: 6
Treasure: None
Alignment: Always neutral
Advancement: 4-6 HD (Small), 7-9 HD
(Medium)
Level Adjustment: —
If the terrain is good, it is possible for a
thet to leap into a tree and use its powerful arms
to swing through the tree branches to get away.
It moves more quickly in this manner than by
walking, and may outdistance its enemies.
Brachiation (Ex): A thet is at home in the
trees and gets along as well there as most humans
do on the ground. A thet has a +10 racial bonus
on Climb checks while in a forest or marsh, and
is able to swing from branches and vines 10 feet
faster than its normal land speed.
Detect Gold (Sp): A thet can use this ability
three times per day. This is a divination effect
similar to a detect magic spell, except that it only
finds gold. The thet can scan a 60-degree arc each
round: By concentrating for 1 round it knows
if there is any gold within the arc; 2 rounds of
concentration reveal the exact amount of gold; and
3 rounds reveal its exact location, type, and value.
This ability is the equivalent of a 2nd-level spell.
Poison (Ex): Injury, Fortitude DC 22, initial
damage 1d6 Str, secondary damage 3d6 Con. The
save DC is Constitution-based and includes a +12
racial bonus.